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Troubleshooting guide
The following checklist will assist in the correction of most problems you may encounter with your
unit.
Before going through the checklist below, refer to the operating procedures.
General
Cause/Solution
•
Rotate the dial in a clockwise direction to adjust the volume.
•
Set the fader control to the center position for 2-speaker
systems.
•
The power cord or battery has been disconnected.
•
The reset button has been pressed.
n
Store again into the memory.
•
An optional power amplifier is connected and you are not
using the built-in amplifier.
•
The beep tone is muted.
Problem
No sound.
The contents of the memory
have been erased.
No beep tone.
Tape playback
Cause/Solution
Contamination of the tape head.
n
Clean the head.
•
There is noise in the space between tracks.
•
A blank space is too short (less than four seconds).
•
+
on
(SEEK/AMS)
is pressed immediately before the
following track.
•
=
on
(SEEK/AMS)
is pressed immediately after the track
starts.
•
A long pause, or a passage of low frequencies or very low
sound level is treated as a blank space.
Problem
Playback sound is distorted.
The AMS does not operate
correctly.
Radio reception
Problem
Preset tuning is not possible.
Automatic tuning is not possible.
The “ST” indication flashes.
Cause/Solution
•
Store the correct frequency.
•
The broadcast is too weak.
The broadcast is too weak.
n
Use manual tuning.
•
Tune in precisely.
•
The broadcast is too weak.
n
Press
(BTM/SENS)
to enter the MONO mode.
Additional Information
CD/MD playback
Cause/Solution
•
Another CD is already loaded.
•
The CD is forcibly inserted upside down or in the wrong way
(MD).
Defective MD or dusty CD.
The ambient temperature exceeds 50ºC.
Press the RESET button.
•
The unit is installed at angle of more than 20º.
•
The unit is not installed in a sturdy part of the car.
Problem
A disc cannot be loaded.
Play does not begin.
A disc is automatically ejected.
The operation buttons do not
function.
The sound skips due to
vibration.
